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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Mississippi rates for HCPCS 86008

A blood sample is tested for antibodies related to allergic reactions, helping to identify substances a person may be allergic to. This offers an alternative to skin-prick allergy testing, using a laboratory blood sample instead.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.42$14.13 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$19.05 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $16 to $41Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $45
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $29professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$33.88

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Mississippi $25.12 · 5th of 51
SD $34.67MD $13.49

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.